Are you looking for something fun? Would you like to help other people in your free time? Then join us and be a volunteer . We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, between the age of 12 and 80, can become a volunteer. You can help people in many ways. Nursing homes need volunteers to take care of old people. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something that out volunteers want to tell you. "As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too." said Carlos, an old woman of 62. " I often played computer games in my free time before. Now I help middle-aged people learn how to use computers." said another volunteer at the age of 18. If everyone gives a hand, we'll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us on 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.active.com. What kind of person can become a volunteer? A) A 10-year-old boy B) A 46-year-old woman C) An 11-year-old girl D) All babies
B
When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research. Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about robots. Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below: 1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959. 2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher. 3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems. Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper: 1. What might robots be like in the future? 2. What other things can robots do for people? 3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years? Step 4 _ , you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions. What does the writer advise us to do when we're curious about something? A) To read more books about it. B) To look it up in the dictionary. C) To turn to the teacher for help. D) To raise questions and find the answers.
D
Q: A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced: "Dad, because today is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!" When the boy started making good on his word ( ) , the father shouted:  "Andrew, don't do it now. I'm too busy! " The boy soon fell silent as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said: "You can finish later.  The boy said nothing but quietly walked away." That evening the father said:  "Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!" But the boy didn't. Unfortunately, a few days later after the father's birthday, the boy had an accident and died.  His sad father wrote: "If only(...,)I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words,  and how much my heart is hurting." Love is a two-way street.  We must warmly accept any loving act,  or others will take it as a "NO" and it can leave a scar . If we don't receive love, our life will lose its true meaning.  Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us . ,. The boy felt  _  when his father refused him. A) sorry B) surprised C) sad D) excited
A: C
Question: A woman has some trouble  with her eyes, so she goes to see the doctor. He is a new doctor and doesn't know her, so he asks some questions and one of them is, "How old are you?" The woman says, "I don't know, doctor, but let me think about it." She thinks for a few minutes and then says, "Yes, I know now, doctor! When I marry , I am eighteen years old, and my husband is thirty. Now my husband is sixty. And that is twice  thirty, right?" So boys and girls, do you know the woman's age now? The woman is   _   years younger than(.....)her husband. A) 12 B) 18 C) 20 D) 24
Answer: A
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Franklin's ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years and thousands of litres of lemon juice to stop disease. They also had two libraries with 3,000 books , excellent maps , scientific instruments , musical instruments and a new invention: a camera. Franklin and his men left Engand on May 19th , 1845 and they sailed without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada . When Franklin arrived at Baffin Bay in July 1845, things were going very well for the expedition . On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin's ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive . The British government became very worried when they heard nothing from Framklin . They sent expeditions to 1ook for him , but the expeditions all returned without any news . The government offered PS20,000 to anybody who could help Franklin or anybody who had information about Frailklin . Nobody came with information . Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while  they were searching on Devon Island: some old food tins , some papers , and , something very  strange , the graves of three men . The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt . But why did they die? The three men were all young and three deaths in the first months of the expedition were very strange . What happened to them ? And where were the ships and all the other sailors? The mystery of the Franklin Expedition was growing stronger... Franklin's ship was last seen by some sailors when_. A) reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845 B) entering a bay on July 19th , 1846 C) arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845 D) coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845
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D
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Mike comes from the USA. He is twelve years old. His father,Mr. Brown,works in a big factory in Beijing. His mother,Mrs. Brown,teaches English in No.10 Middle School in Beijing. Mike has a sister. Her name is Kate. She is eight years old. It is Sunday today. Mike's family are all at home. Mr. Brown is reading newspapers in a chair. Mrs. Brown isn't reading newspapers. She is in the garden. She is watering the flowers. Where is Mike?He is cleaning his new bike in front of the house.Is Kate with him?No,she isn't. She is in the study. She is playing with her toys. Where is Kate? A) She is studying in her bedroom. B) She is watering the flowers in the garden. C) She is playing with her toys in the study. D) She is playing with her brother,Mike.
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C